Lifecycle Process Integration Lead – FCAS Digital Engineering

Job Description

Job Title: Integration Lead

Location: Warton

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: 59,491.00 + DOE

Job Description:

Ensuring integration of development processes across engineering teams to reduce duplication, minimise rework, and maximise efficiency. Applying appropriate governance and controls throughout the engineering lifecycle to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, and company LCM/ELC mandates. Leveraging standards and best practice from the wider aerospace and defence industry and adjacent sectors, including ISO 15288 and agile product development approaches. Ensuring alignment with the overall FCAS Digital Engineering Roadmap to deliver an integrated, end-to-end FCAS product development system that supports effective collaboration, consistency, and optimised delivery outcomes across all engineering domains.

Core duties:

• Reimagining and developing the FCAS Product Development Lifecycle utilising the latest thinking around agile and iterative product development, with the aim of reducing product cycle times, improving quality and reducing cost.
• Executing proof-of-concept and proof-of-value demonstrations – providing confidence that the new product development approach meets the time and cost goals for the FCAS Programme
• Building and leading a multi-disciplinary team to develop and deliver the solutions required by the FCAS Programme.

Essential Skills:

• Experience of different stages of the Product lifestyle – Concept design through to integration and Test
• Experience of Requirements Management Processed, Methods and toolsets such as Doors & Teamcenter
• System of Systems Experience
• Professional qualification: Relevant Engineering/STEM Degree

The FCAS Digital Engineering Team :

The Team are paving the way for breakthroughs in new product development, operational performance, support and maintenance.

By exploiting the latest digital technologies, data and the new engineering thinking to create better, faster and more cost-effective outputs we are providing the foundation to deliver the Global Combat Air Programme across the UK, Japan and Italy.

We are rethinking the way that aircraft are developed and supported, streamlining our processes and bringing together people, technology and data to reduce cost and product development lead time.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 5th May 2026

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